"It's pretty cool and it's very interactive," said Dewey. "The students with special needs will use this type of equipment as part of their instructional model."

The special whiteboards allow for moving windows of information that are projected onto it with the swipe of a hand. Special markers can also be used to circle and highlight information digitally — rather than using standard dry-erase markers.

Dewey hopes to use stimulus money from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to fund the technology — a move that bothered trustee William Karbowski.

"All of these things (purchased with the ARRA funds) are supposed to be used to stimulate the economy and employ people," said Karbowski. "Can you honesty say that that is going to create a new job?"

Dewey said he would research where the boards are made and how many people are employed by the companies that make them.